The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-09-14
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Oceedings of the Extraordinary Session.
COUNCIL

rs+ed cities and towns, was passed by a
vote of to O.
B, 9. creating the office of commits
ooner of immigration, was taken up for
consideration. Burleigh opposed the bill
and made a motion to report it back with
+be recommendation that it be not passed.
Rickard made motion that it be referred
"a 4 special committee, which was carried,
and Richards, Collins and - were ap-
pointed
C. B. 10, to amend the marriage license
laws. was then taken up. The motion to
report favorably on the bill when the COM
mittee should report, was carried.
HOUSE.
HELENA, September 8.-A dozen petit
Hons and remonstrances against the crea-
ton of cascade county, from different sec
hons of Choteau and one from Lewis and
Clarke, we're read. Taylor claimed that
one petition signed by j. F. Taylor and
twenty others was forgery, as he had not
signed it and there is no other person Of
that name except himself.
A number of kilograms signed by the
business men of Great Falls were read,
and all we're in favor of the Cascade bill.
The special committee that had the
Cascade county bill under consideration
consisted of the members from Choteau,
Lewis and Clarke and Meagher counties.
They presented a minority and majority
report. The majority report recommend
ed that the bill as amended do pass, and
was signed by Taylor, Gorham, Tittman
and Kanouse. The minority was against
the passage of the bill in any form and
was signed by Muth and Buskett The
amendments changed the boundaries by
making the Dearborn river the southern
line, substituting the name OF &. T. Down
ing for that George Steel for the Office of
sheriff and giving Meagher county $4,000
instead of $1,000 as the portion OF the
debt assumed. Muth moved that the bill,
amendments and reports be placed on
general orders. Taylor objected to the
motion and wanted the amendments
adopted Muth stated that no provision
was made in the bill for the payment OF
the debt Of the portion taken from Lewis
and Clarke. Taylor said the officers OF
Lewis and Clarke had stated to the coun-
Gilman from that county that the south
ern portion of Lewis and Clarke owed
that part of the county north as her as
sets were far in excess Of her liabilities
Browne made vigorous hit against Tay-
lor's amendment. He said that he wished
to throw nothing in the way of the ma
cbinery or the axle-grease that was run
ming the bill, but he wanted time to know
what he was about He believed the bill
had merits, but he also thought the peo-
ple who had showered in remonstrances
had their rights also; that the bill should
take the usual course to give time for fair
and lust consideration. He wanted to see
a map SO he could see the boundaries as
amended. He wanted to vote intelligently
and not at the beck Of big men with thou
sands in their pockets No Broadwater,
Power, Great Falls or the Missouri could
influence him. He said this assembly had
been looked upon by the public as set of
asses meeting a second time to rectify the
mistakes of the last session, and If mat
ters we're so hurriedly considered they
might be open to such criticisms again.
TAYLOR withdrew his amendment and
Muth's motion was carried. The bill goes
on general orders to be considered in COM
mittee of the whole.
On motion of Mantle the bill to repeal
the variety law was taken up and put up
on its final passage and lost by vote OF
13 to TO-
H. b. IA, making assessors eligible for
five successive terms Of two years each
was passed
II. B. 8, amending the mechanics lien
law, passed unanimously.
Ii. B. 10, the apportionment bill giving
Silver Bow county another member, was
lost by 13 to s.
H. B. 21-Appropriatlng money to aid
in the codifcation of the laws of the ter
rtory of Montana was introduced Brown
opposed the bill on the ground OF econo-
my. He said last winter $500 was ap-
propriated for the printing and complla-
ton of the laws and that was sufficient
for the present time. Anderson said S10,-
600 was given for a scrap book compila-
ton and $500 for printing the same
which had not been done at the last ses-
sion of the legislature Marshall said it
was impossible for lawyer under the
present incomplete codiication and ses-
sions law to ascertain for a certainty what
the law on given subject was. The new
code would be compiled by men learned
n the law and be complete and correct.
Blake explained the subject and intent Of
The bill and said $1,000 would be required
Tor print;pu ond % 900 e.. a1nrly hire The